Engineer Project
Resume:
Louis B. Oniga
Fairfield Glade, TN. 38558
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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in Product Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering / Process Engineering.
EXPERTISE IN THE DESIGN AND DEVEOPMENT OF ADVANCED POWERTRIANS INCLUDING CYLINDER HEADS, FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, TRANSMISSIONS AND HYBRID TRANSAXLES.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GETRAG TRANSMISSIONS NORTH AMERICA- STERLING HTS., MI. 01/2014 - 07/2015 (contract)
Transaxle test Engineer responsible for durability testing,
validation, reports and root cause analysis. Liaison to Ford Motor Company.
GENERAL MOTORS; Electrification Mechatronics 02/2013 – 01/2014 (contract)
Senior Project Engineer-Recalled from Retirement
Design/Manufacturing Engineer - ‘GSE’ Hybrid Transaxle – Contract through Aerotek.
Simultaneous engineering liaison between Ricardo and GM Mechatronics group.
Develop processes for stator/rotor assembly, case/damper housing casting/machining, gear/shaft manufacturing.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY – VAN DYKE, MI. TRANSAXLE WORKS 03/2012-12/2012 (contract)
Senior Manufacturing Responsible Engineer
Primary responsibility in Final Test and Button Up for two unique transaxles; the HF35 Hybrid and 6F35 six speed.
Duties include: Robotic RTV application, Rotor magnetization, leak test, final test, and various assembly stations.
Flexible assembly between Hybrid and Traditional Transaxles; capable of a batch size of one.
Problem solving, root cause analysis, corrective action plans, regression procedures, challenge procedures.
ARVIN MERITOR – WORLD HEADQUARTERS; Troy, MI 08/2010 to 03/2012 (contract)
Senior Metallurgical Technician – Materials Laboratory
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of highly sophisticated laboratory equipment.
Primary job focus involves validation analysis of confidential military programs. ITAR trained and compliant.
Fracture and Failure Analysis with an emphasis on establishing true root cause failure modes.
GENERAL MOTORS; Retired from GM 2009 04/1984 to 10/2009
Design Responsible Engineer 2008 to 2009
Design Responsible Engineer assigned to Pre and Post Oxygen Sensors for Ecotech, HFV6, and NorthStarV8.
Released O2 sensors for use in various GM vehicles.
Worked closely with supplies to ensure proper installation and software compatibility (Golden Calibration).
Responsible for all warranty return analysis and root cause resolution.
Suppliers include: Bosch, Denso, Delphi, NGK.
Cylinder Head Design Responsible Engineer 2002 to 2008
Design Responsible Engineer for the Generation 3 and Generation 4 small block V-8 and Gen1e cylinder heads and gaskets.
Responsible cylinder head design engineer for four manufacturing sites and three foundries: St. Catharine’s, Ontario; Romulus, Wixom and Saginaw, MI; Monterey and Silao, Mexico.
Initiated and managed design changes. Led and facilitated resolution of component issues. Demonstrated that proposed designs met requirements.
Implemented advanced design concepts such as high flow/swirl port sets, direct fuel injection, and swirl jet technology.
Manufacturing Responsible Engineer 1996 to 2002
Manufacturing Responsible Engineer on the 4.2L Vortec Inline six cylinder, four valve, cam phased cylinder head for the GM Trailblazer and Envoy.
Designed, purchased, validated, and launched a $32M cylinder head line.
Received numerous awards for this unique engine, including the prestigious Ward’s Auto World Ten Best Engines for three consecutive years.
Staff Project Engineer 1993 to 1996
Performed detailed GD&T and system variance analysis on two cylinder head process methodologies – PREMIUM V6.
Designed and developed manufacturing criteria for a stepped Ravigneaux planetary gear set- X5L Transmission.
Served as Project Leader on the development of a five link aluminum rear knuckle for Delco Chassis.
Transmissions Sr. Project Engineer 1988 to 1993
Conducted Waste Elimination Systems Analysis at GMPT for the 4L60E and 4T60E transmissions.
Served as Technical support coordinator at GMPT Windsor for the 4T40E transmission.
Evaluated and assessed all existing four speed automatic transaxles and five speed manual transaxles.
Performed tear downs and reverse engineered manufacturing processes, including document design and manufacturing features.
Performed detailed metallurgical analysis.
Transmissions Sr. Project Engineer 1984 to 1988
Team member on two five-speed automatic transaxle design proposals.
Designed and developed the “Vehicle of the Future” AWD five-speed transaxle with full time output couplings.
Worked on Small Car Project “Saturn” gear / shaft process development.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY; Cincinnati, OH 04/1978 to 06/1984
Transmission & Chassis Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Ford Batavia – Gear Department: Pre-Finishing Engineer. Gage Engineer for seventeen departments.
Ford Batavia & Ford Sharonville: Process Engineer on prismatic small aluminum parts.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology – Ohio University.
Certified “Green Belt’ in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
Seventy-two (72) Engineering / Business courses @ masters level through GM University. (GMI)
GD&T / Blue Print specifications specialist.
Auto CAD Lite Training.
Automatic Transmission Design – General Motors Institute.
Engine Design – General Motors Institute – 1996.
Illinois Tool Works Gear Fundamentals – 1981.
American Pfauter Gear Dynamics – 1980.
RECORDS OF INVENTION
Gearless, limited slip differential.
Ballizing of oil communication sleeves into hollow shafts.
Laser clad rotational components.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
SAE: Co-Author of technical paper “Saturn Transmission Family; Product and Process Flexibility by Design.” (1991). Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
World Record holder in Formula 2I Super Stock Drag Racing summer of 1973.
Third Degree Master Mason. York Rite.
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